Smart chargers: CTEK vs Noco... which one to buy?

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I see that Canadian Tire is now carrying Noco smart chargers. I picked up a CTEK 3300 (for my Ninja 500) for $44 when they were half price, but haven't opened it yet. I wanted to find out how they compare to the newer Noco chargers before opening it, in case I want to exchange it. It looks like the comparable model in the Noco line is the G3500? It's on sale right now for 25% off, at $60. The Noco seems to provide the user with a bit more info on the readout, and they list more charging steps, but from the one review I read, it seems like those extra steps might just be redundant fluff, in an attempt to boast more impressive specs over the competitors (CTEK). It's also more expenisve than the CTEK obviously, and the CTEK has received excellent reviews.

Anyway... any experiences or opinions comparing the CTEK and Noco?

Here's the only comparison I could find:

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Thanks!
 
I bought the Noco one (had no idea they have them at CT) so ordered online to replace my CT manual charger.
From what I was able to read on the subject (not much info out here comparing the two): they are pretty much identical, noco genius being a newer peoduct - so I picked 3500 model. Planning on trying it out in a few weeks.

Just remembered - picked noco for having an ability to see 25% / 50% / 75% charge easily since I will not leave a battery on a charger but rather plug it once a month.
 
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I have the ctek 3300 and it is great. I use it on the bike, my car, truck and sometimes my gas power welder. I've had it for about 3-4 years and it is almost constantly on between those vehicles and it has never had a problem.
 
ctek. Plug it in and forget about it.
 
From what I remember Ferrari and other 'brand' chargers are all rebadged C-Tek units. I have a C-Tek 3300 that I use both on the bike and the car (car has an Optima YellowTop AGM battery), and it's always worked well and never caused an issue.

Also worth noting, I believe C-Tek has a few newer models out that do show approximate battery levels when charging (I know the 7002 could as well but I couldn't justify 4x the price of the 3300 when its on sale). C-Tek also makes a comfort connector with lights for low, med, and high battery levels, which although is nice since it is always connected to the bike, I wouldn't put a huge amount of faith in it...but it is incredibly nice to have if you can't easily plug the bike in (eg. condo parking) for a top-up.
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